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Hermes do Summerwind – Call Today!

Hermes do Summerwind(code name, you would get to name the foal if you decide to reserve it.)   Due February 2013 in Arizona.

The product of Azenha de Maripa, imported MM mare and Ximoio de Maripa, still in Brasil. (click on their names to see their pages)  This will be Ximoio’s first foal in the U.S.!  The Marchador world will be watching this one – around the world.

This will be our sport horse Marchador foal in the true tradition of Agro Maripa!  Ground covering marcha batida!  Add the bonus of the most beautiful features in the head and neck.  Almost pure Abaiba bloodlines, this foal will be the one that people will stop to watch.  Before it is born, I am predicting it may be the most beautiful Marchador in America.

We believe there is no better way to create your next life partner than to raise it from birth. The bonding, training and fun are priceless!   We specialize in genetics and proven producers.

Reserve Hermes for  $15,000 or reserve the foal in condominium with SW Future Foal for $10,000.  We are interested in future foals or breeding rights in exchange for the reduction in price.  We offer payment plans too – we are interested in great, forever homes who want to be part of Marchador history!

Photos and Videos are of the parents, but here is what we expect from the pairing:

  • Beauty and elegance beyond compare, a presence – noticed wherever you go.
  • Very type-y head with large eyes, tipped in Marchador ears, silky mane.
  • Energy, athleticism and conformation that supports a performance sport like endurance, jumping, working equitation, or western dressage.
  • Expressive in movement, pure marcha batida (diagonal)
  • Sweet, submissive, willing personality
  • Grey

 

Breeding, Foundation MMs, Frozen Semen, SW Future Foals

Hallelujah do Summerwind – Reserve today!

Hallelujah do Summerwind    –   AVAILABLE FOR RESERVATION  Due March 2013

Elba Cruzalta(Bella) x La Paz Jivago  (click on their names to view their pages!)  It is a match made in heaven, hence the code name Hallelujah!.   Reservation price is only $6,500 for a spectacular baby!

A carbon copy of Tigre do Summerwind?  This 2013 foal should be extra special!  The first foal of the SW Future Foal @ LumberBridge NC facility, it will be born in March!  If you are on the east coast, transportation is very affordable, and we always offer payment plans.

Bella (Elba Cruzalta) is an imported mare of the highest quality who never takes a step that isn’t a smooth marcha picada!   La Paz Jivago represents his Favacho/Tabatinga bloodlines well with solid bone, conformation and athleticism.   Did we mention he’s a drop-dead gorgeous metallic dun stallion?

We believe there is no better way to create your next life partner than to raise it from birth. The bonding, training and fun are priceless!   We specialize in genetics and proven producers.   “When you plant potatoes, you get potatoes”.   Our Mangalarga Marchador foals are predictable and guaranteed!

You won’t go wrong with this foal!  We guarantee it! Photos and videos are of Tigre do Summerwind who is a great indicator of what to expect!  Here’s our predictions of what the foal will be like at maturity:

  • Marcha picada or marcha de centro – very smooth
  • Big bodied and solid, A1 conformation, legs and feet, suitable for breeding or pleasure riding
  • Beautiful head with teacup muzzle, fine silky mane (not thick iberian), large eyes, MM ears
  • 15H
  • Born dun or chestnut, but may grey.  (We thought Tigre would grey, but he hasn’t yet at 2 years old)
  • Pleasing personality, very smart, but fun with a high play drive

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SW Update – Gaia do Summerwind!

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Gaia made history at 11:00 p.m.October 27, 2012, becoming the first MM foal born in the US using imported frozen semen from Brasil. A labor of love, our dream was realized when Agro Maripá collected and exported the first frozen MM semen from 3 of his stallions in Brasil.  Our continued thanks to Agro Maripa!

Gaia is the product of Oma de Maripa and Brasilia do Summerwind.  She was reserved by Dr. Adrienne C. Scheck of Scottsdale AZ and with SW Future Foal retaining breeding rights to her to ensure her genetics are carried forward in the U.S.

All of us are thrilled with her!!!!!

Her name Gaia was selected by Adrienne for a number of reasons.   Gaia (“guy-a”) is the goddess or personification of Earth or Mother Earth (the Greek common noun for “land” is ge or ga) in pre-Olympian Greek mythology.  The Gaia hypothesis proposes that organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a self-regulating, complex system that contributes to maintaining the conditions for life on the planet.

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SW Update – Marcha Gait Genectics

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Dr. Ann, Dr Laura collecting data from Epico Capim Fino, who became the Champion of Champions at this year’s show

Dr. Ann Staiger of Cornell University is researching gaited horse breeds to find the “gait gene”.  Her studies also include lots of measurements of the angles and body parts of the horse to determine the role of conformation and gait.

Ann recently traveled to Brasil during the 2012 MM National Show at the invitation of the ABCCMM  and collected several hundred 100 samples there from champion Marchadors.  To date, this is the best and largest cooperation from a gaited breed association that she has received.

We are all looking forward to her final paper and maybe a video presentation!!!

Ann pulling hair for the DNA during a championship class

 

Attached is a copy of an article that appeared in the ABCCMM magazine.  It is in Portuguese and English.  Enjoy.

Genetica da Marcha

 

For a video of the marcha gaits, go to this page.  https://futurefoal.net/?page_id=265

 

The study includes all gaited breeds and participation is welcome.   For more information about the study or about Ann, please visit the Brooks Equine Genetics @ Cornell website by following this link http://ansci.cornell.edu/brooks/study_intro.html

 

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SW Update – Future Foal Semen Bank

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2012 — Three stallions!  Three great choices!

We’ve met our goal!   We wanted to create a frozen semen bank of superior Mangalarga Marchador stallions from Brasil.    We felt that this would be good for the genetic diversity of the Marchador breed here in North America and also could help us to keep or improve our breed quality.   Many of these superior stallions would never have been sold, but we can get access to their semen through modern reproductive technology!

If you have never used frozen semen, please contact us to learn more.  We’d be happy to help you find a breeding vet in your area and  see if your mare is a good candidate for using frozen semen.   Success rates are often just as high as any AI using cooled semen.

Here is our offering!   Frozen semen only.

 

 

Oma de Maripa, quite possibly the most beautiful Marchador. Owned by Agro Maripa Intl, SW has frozen semen.

Oma de Maripa

  • $1000     One insemination dose of frozen semen, no guarantee.  Second dose $500 if 1st dose is not successful, or if vet wants to use the 2 dose insemination system.   Buyer pays shipping container costs both ways.
  • $1500 + $     Live Foal Guarantee option.  Two insemination doses of Oma’s frozen semen.    If frozen semen fails to produce a pregnancy, a breeding to an ABCCMM registered, imported Marchador stallion in the US via cooled semen provides the guarantee.  Buyer pays shipping costs for containers and collection costs for cooled semen.

 

Ximoio de Maripa, pure Abaiba bloodlines

Ximoio de Maripa

  • $1000     One insemination dose of frozen semen, no guarantee. Second dose $500 if 1st dose is not successful, or if vet wants to use the 2 dose insemination system.
  • $1500 +$     Live Foal Guarantee option.  Two insemination doses of frozen semen.    If frozen semen fails to produce a pregnancy, a breeding to an ABCCMM registered, imported Marchador stallion in the US via cooled semen provides the guarantee.  Buyer pays shipping costs for containers and collection costs for cooled semen.
  • $750      One insemination dose, no guarantee.  Buyer pays shipping container costs both ways.  Second dose $500 if 1st dose is not successful, or if vet wants to use the 2 dose insemination system.   Buyer pays shipping container costs both ways.
  • $1250 + $     Live Foal Guarantee option.  2 insemination doses of frozen semen.  If frozen semen fails to produce a pregnancy, a breeding to an ABCCMM registered, imported Marchador stallion in the US via cooled semen provides the guarantee.  Buyer pays shipping costs for containers and collection costs for cooled semen.

 

 

SW Future Foal offers a 10% discount to all SW Future Foal customers and also to any MM breeder.

SW Future Foal will continue to add stallions to the semen bank whenever possible.  Please check back to see if more stallions are available.